EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Astra" Opel — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0678/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because, owing to a BCM software problem, the indication of a failure of the indicator on the driver's information centre may not function correctly. There is a possible risk of accident when changing direction.
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Product
Passenger car "Astra" — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Model: Astra J, Model year: 2011
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Car manufactured in the following plants: Ellesmere Port (England) with chassis numbers between VIN B 8 019187 and B 8 080913, Gliwice (Poland), with chassis numbers between VIN B G 035111 and B G 112067, and Saint Petersbourg (Russia) with chassis numbers between VIN B 3 000878 and B 3 013626.
- Production dates: -
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because, owing to a BCM software problem, the indication of a failure of the indicator on the driver's information centre may not function correctly. There is a possible risk of accident when changing direction.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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